| Agent Name | SODIUM |
| CAS # | 7440-23-5 |
| RTECS # | VY0686000 |
| Agent Code | 68765 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 019 | MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. | 368 | |
| 048 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 7 | 2 |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 23 | |
| 083 | MEDICAL SCIENTISTS | 70 | 42 |
| 084 | PHYSICIANS | 620 | 543 |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 16,255 | 15,932 |
| 096 | PHARMACISTS | 319 | 173 |
| 106 | PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS | 4,929 | 2,464 |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 1,369 | 1,150 |
| 206 | RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS | 108 | 95 |
| 207 | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES | 2,061 | 2,061 |
| 215 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS | 58 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 521 | 225 |
| 223 | BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS | 686 | 300 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 351 | |
| 269 | SALES WORKERS, PARTS | 132 | |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 154 | 31 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 162 | |
| 446 | HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING | 1,627 | 1,187 |
| 447 | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS | 1,179 | 1,126 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 29,072 | 1,287 |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 9,423 | 2,375 |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 7,251 | |
| 514 | AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS | 4,985 | |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 6,089 | |
| 517 | FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 34 | |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 2,827 | 46 |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 33 | |
| 523 | ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | 49 | |
| 535 | CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS | 3,476 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 8,821 | 84 |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 5,904 | |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 8,272 | |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 169 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 644 | |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 2,783 | 20 |
| 596 | SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS | 276 | 7 |
| 597 | STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS | 3,269 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 3,288 | |
| 614 | DRILLERS, OIL WELL | 493 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 548 | |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 334 | |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 7,492 | 8 |
| 643 | BOILERMAKERS | 76 | 6 |
| 646 | LAY-OUT WORKERS | 1,999 | 22 |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 12,774 | 172 |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 966 | |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 16 | |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 1,206 | |
| 695 | POWER PLANT OPERATORS | 131 | |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 88 | |
| 699 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS | 1,406 | |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 336 | |
| 704 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,041 | |
| 706 | PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS | 621 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 676 | 31 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 199 | 57 |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 438 | 154 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 7 | 2 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 123 | 123 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 26 | |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 597 | 124 |
| 757 | SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,574 | 386 |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 352 | 43 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 490 | 31 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,059 | |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 1,466 | 38 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 1,614 | 192 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 62,846 | 279 |
| 784 | SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS | 8 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 16,777 | 3,619 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 12 | |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 3,219 | |
| 849 | CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS | 705 | |
| 853 | EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,553 | |
| 856 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 581 | |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 2,947 | |
| 878 | MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS | 162 | 130 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 4,412 | 56 |
| TOTAL | 262,032 | 34,622 | |
*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.